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Comments of NHF on Zilpaterol Hydrochloride

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JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION Forty-fifth Session FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy 21-25 November and 12-13 December 2022 Comments of NHF on Zilpaterol Hydrochloride (CX/EXEC 22/83/2 Add.2 of Agenda Item 2: Critical Review Part 3 (zilpaterol)) The National Health Federation (NHF), a non-profit consumer organization, respectfully submits the following comments on the draft MRLs for Zilpaterol hydrochloride for consideration at CAC45: Safety … [Read more...] about Comments of NHF on Zilpaterol Hydrochloride

IT’S OFFICIAL, COURTESY OF CODEX – SPIDERS, TICKS, AND LICE FOR BREAKFAST, OH MY!

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With a Healthy Topping of Dolphin and Whale Fat …. BY SCOTT TIPS, NHF PRESIDENT The new Chairman of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) is Guibiao Ye and he is an excellent chairman. Unlike some others I have encountered, he lets everyone talk, he listens and thinks about what he’s heard, and then overall he makes sensible decisions. Above all, he doesn’t promote his own personal views and opinions as some sort of “consensus” of the Committee. Working well with … [Read more...] about IT’S OFFICIAL, COURTESY OF CODEX – SPIDERS, TICKS, AND LICE FOR BREAKFAST, OH MY!

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES

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JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES 53rdSession (Virtual) 4-8 July and 13 July 2022 (Comments of National Health Federation) Agenda Item 6: Revision of the Classification of Food and Feed. Establishment of MRLs for pesticides for okra. CX/PR 22/53/5 The National Health Federation (NHF), a non-profit consumer organization, respectfully submits the following comments for consideration at CCPR53: One of Codex’s noble goals over the past … [Read more...] about JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES

A MOST SURREAL TWO WEEKS

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The Codex Alimentarius Circus Comes to Town By Scott C. Tips No one at the Codex Alimentarius Commission is as nice as the outgoing Chairman Guilherme da Costa, Jr. Even when he is kicking your feet out from under you by not allowing your spoken comments to go into the Final Report of the meeting, he is gentlemanly about it, even charming. He also is one of the most accommodating chairmen or -women when it comes to allowing a delegate to speak – just keep in mind that you will be … [Read more...] about A MOST SURREAL TWO WEEKS

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

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JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION Forty-fourth Session Comments of National Health Federation The National Health Federation (NHF), a non-profit consumer organization, respectfully submits the following comments for consideration at CAC44: One of Codex’s noble goals over the past years has been to tackle the increasing problem of antimicrobial resistance. One approach taken by Codex delegations has been to eliminate certain antimicrobial agents … [Read more...] about JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

Safety Issues for Zilpaterol Still Exist 

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JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME  CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION  Forty-fourth Session  Comments of NHF  As invited by the Codex Secretariat at the end of Saturday’s meeting, the National Health Federation (NHF), a non-profit consumer organization, respectfully submits the following comments on the draft MRLs for Zilpaterol hydrochloride for consideration at CAC44:  Safety Issues for Zilpaterol Still Exist  The reason that there is significant … [Read more...] about Safety Issues for Zilpaterol Still Exist 

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: One Victory, One Loss

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NHF Helps Stop Vet Drug from Flooding the World, But Stands Alone against Glyphosate By Scott C. Tips On the third and fourth days (July 14-15, 2021) of the most recent session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF), held online, the National Health Federation (NHF) – the only health-freedom advocacy organization accredited by Codex Alimentarius to participate at its meetings – helped the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, … [Read more...] about CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: One Victory, One Loss

The Codex Alimentarius Commission Meets Virtually for the First Time Ever

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NEWS RELEASE   The Codex Alimentarius Commission Meets Virtually for the First Time Ever And there are advantages & disadvantages By Scott C. Tips December 8, 2020             With governments around the World still mercilessly milking the COVID-19 “pandemic” threat for all it is worth – even though it is increasingly clear to scientists and laypeople alike that government regulators are very dishonestly counting seasonal flu and other deaths as … [Read more...] about The Codex Alimentarius Commission Meets Virtually for the First Time Ever

Covid-19 Forces Codex Meetings to Change

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  Covid-19 Forces Codex Meetings to Change By Scott C. Tips               Even well into this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has created and keeps creating scheduling and rescheduling challenges for the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The first cancellations were made earlier in this year 2020 for two meetings in China: the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) and the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR), both of which are … [Read more...] about Covid-19 Forces Codex Meetings to Change

Many Codex Alimentarius Meetings Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Fears

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Many Codex Alimentarius Meetings Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Fears         So far this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has created scheduling and rescheduling challenges for the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The first cancellations were two meetings in China: the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) and the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR), both of which NHF has attended in the past with great successes.         The earliest meetings still … [Read more...] about Many Codex Alimentarius Meetings Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Fears

Conquering the Last Frontier, the Terrain of the Human Soil and Codex Alimentarius

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 Conquering the Last Frontier, the Terrain of the Human Soil and Codex Alimentarius By Katherine A. Carroll, NTP         The National Health Federation (NHF) is providing the wake-up call for the World right now. Like the founders of America, were the early voices not raised persistently and aggressively compelling others of like-minded spirit to action there would be no America. NHF is waging war on the front lines to protect the terrain of the human soil, the modern battle-ground, and the … [Read more...] about Conquering the Last Frontier, the Terrain of the Human Soil and Codex Alimentarius

Traveling Light and Quickly

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Traveling Light and Quickly The 2019 Codex Nutrition Committee Meeting in Germany By Scott C. Tips Once in a while the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) has a rather sedate meeting. Its most recent meeting – held in Düsseldorf, Germany from November 24-29, 2019 – was one of those rarities. Chaired and co-chaired by Dr. Anja Brönstrup and Ms. Hilke Thordsen-Böhm (both from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany), the meeting was run … [Read more...] about Traveling Light and Quickly

The National Health Federation’s comments on CCCF Histamine EWG 2017

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The National Health Federation’s comments on CCCF Histamine EWG 2017 – Proposed draft revision of the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (new section, for fish at risk for Scombrotoxin formation) Specific comments – text/grammatical amendments only   Line 53 Scombrotoxin fish poisoning is caused by the ingestion of spoiled marine fish. Some Line 54 species contain higher levels of free histidine in their musculature than others. Annex [X] of this Line 55 code … [Read more...] about The National Health Federation’s comments on CCCF Histamine EWG 2017